题目内容
9．Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world．In September，1923，Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it．They had to be completely rebuilt．One of the most serious earthquakes was in China's Shanxi province in 1556．It killed almost one million people．We measure an earthquake's strength on the Richter Scale．The Richter Scale was introduced in 1935in Southern California in the USA．It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten．Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious．
The Earth's crust（地壳） is made up of rock called plates．As these plates move，they sometimes crash against each other，causing the crust to quake．In cities such as Tokyo，where small quakes happen quite often，many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the Earth moves，they move with it．
Earthquakes can also break up gas and oil pipes．This can cause fires to break out，which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself．
Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis． These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea．They can be many meters high and cause great damage to coastal towns and cities，China，Japan，Russia and the USA have the highest occurrence（发生） of earthquakes in the world．
21．The passage is mainly aboutC．
A．scientists who study earthquakes
B．the way of measuring earthquakes
C．a usual natural disaster
D．what people should do in the earthquake
22．EarthquakesD
A．don't cause much damage
B．are not serious
C．most possibly happen in Japan
D．happen all over the world
23．According to the passage we know that tsunamisB
A．can cause earthquakes
B．are caused by earthquakes
C．only happen on land
D．are a way of measuring earthquakes．
分析 中国和日本在历史上都曾发生过强烈的大地震，地震会给人类带来什么样的危害呢？
解答 21-23 CDB
21．C 主旨大意题．本文主要介绍了地震这种自然灾害，在世界各地，其实每年都会发生成百上千次地震．故答案选C．
22．D 细节理解题．由短文第一句 Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world．可知地震每年全世界到处都在发生，故正确选项为D．
23．B 细节理解题．从最后一段第三句 Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis 可知海啸是由地震引起的，故正确选项为B．
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．
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| 33．A．awake | B．alive | C．peaceful | D．active |
| 34．A．Anytime | B．Sometime | C．Anywhere | D．Anyway |
| 35．A．Once | B．Though | C．Unless | D．Because |
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